The pressure of 250 kPa acting on 15 cubic meters of gas at a temperature of 100 K is increased to 500 kPa and the volume is increased to 30 cubic meters. What is the temperature of the gas at this new pressure and volume?
1 Answer
Mar 11, 2016
The final temperature will be 400 K.
Explanation:
This is an example of the combined gas law. The equation to use is
Given
Initial pressure,
Initial volume,
Initial temperature,
Final pressure,
Final volume,
Unknown
Final temperature,
Solution
Rearrange the equation to isolate